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I lived in NYC for a long time and I am not having any issues finding nightlife here in DC. Granted, I never considered the Village the end all be all of night life..........
Georgetown = Murray Hill to me and I never, ever went out there in NYC. And I never go out in Georgetown......
But MacDougal and Bleeker Street kind of = Adams Morgan to me and I hardly ever go out there either. If I do I like Pharmacy Bar and the Black Squirrel.
Is it the same as NYC - no. Does it mean that there aren't places to go out that I frequent and enjoy - no.
I don't know where you have tried to go out and maybe our tastes are not the same (as clubs weren't my thing in NYC) but I am perfectly happy with my going out options.
How long have you lived here?
4 months. I don't know the area that well and keep going back to NYC whenever I can.
So Arkcitynative, is there any area similar to greenwich village in DC?
Can you tell me the kind of places that you went to? I might be able to steer you in the direction of similar establishments but in terms of a neighborhood = greenwich village........ no. I mean, again, to me there are different facets of that neighborhood. And it depends on what type of places you liked to go.
Here were my fave places in the West Village:
MacDougal Street Ale House- prerenovation. It was a basement bar that used to be cheap but then they renovated and the prices went up and it turned a little fratty.
Four Faced Liar- west 3rd or West 4th. - Kinda college bar... I would say.
Volvenuit- West 3rd or West 4th. - Expensive but good.
Art Bar - Jane and 8th Ave. - middle of the road- great happy hour.
That just kind of gives you an idea of the places I liked to go. These are the places I could think of off the top of my head.
I think you need to give it a little more time- 4 months isn't very long. It took me awhile to even cultivate my favorite places in NYC to go to.
It can be really hard to adjust to a different type of lifestyle and it did take me a bit to really enjoy living here. However, you sound a little younger than me so maybe it is just an age difference.
By ghetto I mean their attire, behaviour. I went to fur nightclub and ultrabar and it was full of poorly dressed, groping men. No class whatsoever.
I don't think poorly dressed groping men constitute ghetto behavior. I mean did these guys have holes in theirs shirts or were the style they dressed not to your preference?
Personally, after living in the South (New Orleans, and Mississippi), I think the entire East Coast Nightlife scene sucks. (Yes, DC is East Coast and so is VA). I am not big into the bar or club scene up here. I miss the Frenchmen section and Brass Bands of New Orleans, I can do without these overpriced drinks. Also, I can tolerate it in person but I absolutely detest Go-Go music on the radio.
bars with brass bands sound awesome. I'd rather that than a club playing crappy generic top 40.
Forget about bars and nightclubs. Those places suck. You've been to Blues Alley, right? Very classy and great jazz artists.
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